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title: "What are the brown spots on my hoya ’crinkle 8’? I tried to look into…"
description: "What are the brown spots on my hoya ’crinkle 8’? I tried to look into it and i feel like it could be edema. I just hope it’s not a disease. It’s only on these…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Ella"
published: "2026-05-02T08:46:22.269727Z"
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# What are the brown spots on my hoya ’crinkle 8’? I tried to look into…

_Posted by Ella on 2026-05-02_

What are the brown spots on my hoya ’crinkle 8’? I tried to look into it and i feel like it could be edema. I just hope it’s not a disease. It’s only on these few new-ish leaves, and hasn’t appeared on the rest of the plant.

![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/c7VyAsssWLn1HY8bk5GBekPDFWB6587jGBEJgzznWb0/fu_kaGRiQqGGfZL_vapAkw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/c7VyAsssWLn1HY8bk5GBekPDFWB6587jGBEJgzznWb0/vd0iGFy1RriavL_svwcnJQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/c7VyAsssWLn1HY8bk5GBekPDFWB6587jGBEJgzznWb0/dl2Jeqm3Sfec7HOMe5riZg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/c7VyAsssWLn1HY8bk5GBekPDFWB6587jGBEJgzznWb0/tSGhOp-hRM-emb92_Xt_uA.webp?size=large)

## 1 comment

### plantgeek commented on 2026-05-02

yuup looks like overwatering to me. definitely still salvageable at this stage

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